Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire

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Artist/Maker	Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (painted) Derbyshire (made)

Watercolour of 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire'. In the foreground, there is a group of three figures with a dog. Signed and dated by the artist.

Object details

Categories	Landscapes Topographical Watercolours Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour, pen and ink Watercolour (Paint) Ink Watercolour Painting (Technique) Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Watercolour, 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire', by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, ca. 1785.
Physical description	Watercolour of 'Whitwell Hall, Derbyshire'. In the foreground, there is a group of three figures with a dog. Signed and dated by the artist.
Dimensions	Height: 36.4cm Width: 51.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	S H Grimm fecit (Signed) 1785 (Dated)
Credit line	Given by Miss R. M. Clay
Subjects depicted	People Dog (Animal) Building
Places depicted	Derbyshire Whitwell
Associations	Whitwell Derbyshire
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939. P. 190-1 William Hauptman, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) : a very English Swiss Milan : 5 Continents Editions, 2014. ISBN: 9788874396627 Taken from https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055849 at 16:08 on 10/04/2017 Hartwell, C., Pevsner, N. and Williamson, E. (2016). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, pp.648-649.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.84-1938

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Record created	September 19, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1240734/whitwell-hall-derbyshire-watercolour-samuel-hieronymus-grimm/

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